{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Illegal to wade Gravelly Point

Rich--would that include the sand bar where club casting is held?

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:37:09 PM UTC-4, FlyTimesDC wrote:

Thanks for all the support, research, and clarification on this guys. I plan to fight this ticket and will provide the court date when I get home after work. If anyone is willing to help out or bang the drum so to speak, it'd be greatly appreciated. It's amazing to think that one night citation at Gravelly has exceeded the amount of citations/fish fines given at Chain Bridge during the entire shad run. On a side note - if the Tidal Basin 4 are looking to expand on their renegade, outlaw ways, count me in.

On Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:08:55 AM UTC-4, FlyTimesDC wrote:

So last night I was fishing the outgoing tide at gravelly point around 2:30 am when a park officer called me out of the water saying the park closed at 12 (I've never heard of the inlet our outflow ever being closed but left without resistance). He then asked to see my license, which I promptly gave him, and we went back to his car. I'm pretty sure he was looking for any excuse to ticket me, because he then sat in his car for about 10 minutes reading up on ordinances and rules. When he returned, he gave me back my licenses and a $130 fine for "Entering the Potomac". Umm, what? I have a court date in June and plan on fighting this. There are no signs or anything else to indicate that A) wading is illegal in the inlet and B) that the inlet is closed at 12am. Curious to hear y'all's thoughts. I've heard of people being hassled by airport police at Gravelly but this is a tad ridiculous.

Thanks,

Remick

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